St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-11-19

can be found. A hundred yards Or
80 from the banks. the forests are
40 open and the ground so firm that
wagons Can be driven in all direc-
tons. Owing to the nature of the
soil. the roads are never boggy;
they soon become dry after the
heaviest rains. The sceuery, soil,
climate. waters, health and location
OF Gov ngton make it the point
above oil others for = large winter
sanitarium. where thousands IF in
valids aud tourists can find refuge
from the riyors of the Northern
winters. and experience the cnra.
tive effects Of its waters and AIR.
HEALTH.
There are several conditions
which combine to make this the
hssIthiest spot N this country; the
ground is high and dry. no swamps
or marshes exist. There is nothing
To produce malaria. and it ia M
known. The long leaf pine covers
the country. and under its lofty
crowns there is no underground to
impede the free circulatio" If the
air. Tue resinous leaves imprey-
nate the atmosphere with their
odor. purifying sud making it
grateful to the lungs; the water is
pure and protected from all danger
Of surface contamination; above all,
it is free from the dsmpness Of the
Gulf coast.
The following. statements will be-
supported by the certificates If re-
sponsible parties; they c"ver . PEE
Rod Of over twenty six ) ears. which
il certainly long enough TO furnisi,
u sufficient test:
Typhoid Fsver-Since 1860 there
has b-en Out uns death from ty-
phOid fever in Covingt"n: this case
was undoubtedly contracted else
where. aud the disease Hid not
spread.
PDenm,niA-Oae death. This
was the case of c"lOrs.t man who
had 'S.e0 badly wounded and was
much -xpos..d iurius the coldest
weather We have ever known ut this
point
Smsll-pox-Three imported cases
aud no deaths. aud the disease did
not spread.
Scarlet F-ver-Two impo rted
cases; ITO deaths, aud the disease
did not spread.
Mslari.l Fever-No cases.
Diptherin-No cases.
Cholera-NO eases.
Yellow Fever-Two cases i'm.
ported in 1867 Tie disease did
not spread. although many we're in
contact with the patients. aud the
two funerals were iar,s.i:' attended.
T.. io1o thousands 1ed tO COving-
ton. aud though the town hal daily
communication with New Orleans.
aud no quarantine. not Q case Of
fever Of any kind occurred.
No resident Of the town Was ever
known to suffer from any disease If
the kidneys or bladder. and the
waters have cured many such cases
The doctors Of New Orleans have
such n high opinion of the curative
effects Of the air of Covington upon
diseases of the throat and lungs,
that numbers OF patients are sent
here annually. and many wonderful
cmres have been effected. We do
not pretend that all cOnsumptives
can be cured by this atmosphere.
but We do assert that the disease in
ite early stages is almost invariably
arrested. aud in many extreme cases
the life Of the patient has been pro-
longed for years. Fevsrs are rare
and never serious in their nature.
There have been no death. from
dysentery. aud our waters are re
yarded ~ nn iufallible cure for this
disease.
The cemetery. which has been
used since the town was settled. IL
300 feet square; on--hslf Of It is
still vacant, though it has been u se,l
by the nsighborhood for miles
around.
We will make further extracts
from this interesting book mex,
week.